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Essential Tips for Building a Durable Walipini Greenhouse …
In the 1990s, a philanthropic arm of the Mormon Church called the Benson Institute started an unusual project. A group of volunteers constructed a prototype underground greenhouse for farmers near La Paz, Bolivia. They called the design a ‘Walipini’, meaning place of warmth in the local language. Read more…
How to Build a Walipini Greenhouse – MorningChores
Walipini, also known as sunken greenhouse, underground greenhouse, pit greenhouse, or earth-sheltered greenhouse, is a structure with the growing area dug into the ground. Having the growing area under the ground level gives you the thermal benefits of being cool in warm weather and warm in cold weather similar to a root cellar . Read more…
Build A $300 Underground Greenhouse "Walipini" That Grows …
A walipini, is an underground greenhouse with a transparent (usually plastic, but you can use glass or even recycled windows) covering that stays warm by passively soaking up the sun’s heat and absorbing the earth’s thermal energy. Read more…
